An abbreviation for anything involving a person being attracted to another person of the same gender. This goes for both males and females. 'Gay' could describe homosexuals, bisexuals, or pansexuals.
In old English, 'gay' was synonymous with '
happy' and 'jovial'.
The word 'gay' is sometimes used inaccurately as slang for being
transgender, or just used as an insult. Some
people consider it as a swear word, which in my opinion, is rather ridiculous.
"Is it bad that most of my ships are gay?"
"No, gay ships are yay ships."
"But as for Lucy, she was always gay and golden-haired, and all princes in those parts desired her to be their
Queen, and her own
people called her
Queen Lucy the Valiant." -from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
If 'gay' is a swear word, then wouldn't 'straight' be, too?